The latest officially reported population of the Central African Republic was 5,330,690 in 2024 vs 117,207 people in Grenada in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Central African Republic's population is 5,662,456 people compared to 117,349 in Grenada.
Population statistics:
- The Central African Republic's population is 48.3 times bigger than Grenada's.
- The Central African Republic is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Grenada is the 182nd.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for the Central African Republic vs 0.001% for Grenada.
- For the last 10 years, the Central African Republic has had an average growth rate of +1.27% per year vs +0.29% in Grenada.
- Since 2005, the population of the Central African Republic has increased from 4.29M people to 5.66M (32% growth), while Grenada has grown from 110K to 117K (6.94% growth).
- The Central African Republic is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M people compared to the peak of 117K people in 2031 for Grenada.
Central African Republic vs Grenada: live population counter
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| Current population |
5662456
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117349
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| Population rank | 117/197 | 182/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
2.95 minutes
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2.9 days
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| One birth every |
2.2 minutes
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6.39 hours
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| One death every |
10.8 minutes
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8.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
34.2 minutes
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1.9 days
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| Annual migration change | -15,357 | -192 |
| Daily growth/decline | +488 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +178,269 | +126 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.46% | +0.11% |
| Population growth rate rank | 10/197 | 158/197 |
the Central African Republic and Grenada: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,702,346 | 94,058 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,734,580 | 95,335 | 1.89% | 1.36% |
| 1962 | 1,768,115 | 96,375 | 1.93% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 1,803,063 | 97,195 | 1.98% | 0.85% |
| 1964 | 1,839,583 | 97,760 | 2.03% | 0.58% |
| 1965 | 1,877,854 | 98,067 | 2.08% | 0.31% |
| 1966 | 1,918,082 | 98,121 | 2.14% | 0.06% |
| 1967 | 1,960,444 | 98,066 | 2.21% | -0.06% |
| 1968 | 2,005,100 | 98,078 | 2.28% | 0.01% |
| 1969 | 2,051,515 | 98,204 | 2.31% | 0.13% |
| 1970 | 2,097,505 | 98,414 | 2.24% | 0.21% |
| 1971 | 2,141,450 | 98,648 | 2.1% | 0.24% |
| 1972 | 2,183,769 | 98,777 | 1.98% | 0.13% |
| 1973 | 2,226,008 | 98,709 | 1.93% | -0.07% |
| 1974 | 2,269,338 | 98,486 | 1.95% | -0.23% |
| 1975 | 2,313,916 | 98,126 | 1.96% | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 2,348,566 | 97,632 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,372,930 | 97,017 | 1.04% | -0.63% |
| 1978 | 2,397,961 | 96,305 | 1.05% | -0.73% |
| 1979 | 2,423,794 | 95,490 | 1.08% | -0.85% |
| 1980 | 2,450,535 | 94,538 | 1.1% | -1% |
| 1981 | 2,478,402 | 94,052 | 1.14% | -0.51% |
| 1982 | 2,507,375 | 94,383 | 1.17% | 0.35% |
| 1983 | 2,537,399 | 94,948 | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,568,610 | 95,498 | 1.23% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 2,600,932 | 96,111 | 1.26% | 0.64% |
| 1986 | 2,634,258 | 96,790 | 1.28% | 0.71% |
| 1987 | 2,669,155 | 97,526 | 1.32% | 0.76% |
| 1988 | 2,713,965 | 98,308 | 1.68% | 0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,783,970 | 99,121 | 2.58% | 0.83% |
| 1990 | 2,871,910 | 99,957 | 3.16% | 0.84% |
| 1991 | 2,963,191 | 100,793 | 3.18% | 0.84% |
| 1992 | 3,058,831 | 101,602 | 3.23% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,157,839 | 102,382 | 3.24% | 0.77% |
| 1994 | 3,257,954 | 103,138 | 3.17% | 0.74% |
| 1995 | 3,348,052 | 103,869 | 2.77% | 0.71% |
| 1996 | 3,435,965 | 104,584 | 2.63% | 0.69% |
| 1997 | 3,531,700 | 105,293 | 2.79% | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 3,628,827 | 106,009 | 2.75% | 0.68% |
| 1999 | 3,729,450 | 106,727 | 2.77% | 0.68% |
| 2000 | 3,833,416 | 107,451 | 2.79% | 0.68% |
| 2001 | 3,919,487 | 107,987 | 2.25% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,006,077 | 108,404 | 2.21% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 4,103,086 | 108,884 | 2.42% | 0.44% |
| 2004 | 4,192,826 | 109,323 | 2.19% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 4,288,810 | 109,734 | 2.29% | 0.38% |
| 2006 | 4,377,579 | 110,135 | 2.07% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 4,462,770 | 110,522 | 1.95% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 4,558,984 | 110,896 | 2.16% | 0.34% |
| 2009 | 4,529,047 | 111,254 | -0.66% | 0.32% |
| 2010 | 4,492,995 | 111,586 | -0.8% | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,565,021 | 112,079 | 1.6% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 4,610,848 | 112,775 | 1% | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 4,642,419 | 113,487 | 0.68% | 0.63% |
| 2014 | 4,623,182 | 114,132 | -0.41% | 0.57% |
| 2015 | 4,629,320 | 114,676 | 0.13% | 0.48% |
| 2016 | 4,713,663 | 115,130 | 1.82% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,793,511 | 115,438 | 1.69% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 4,878,657 | 115,691 | 1.78% | 0.22% |
| 2019 | 4,944,703 | 115,981 | 1.35% | 0.25% |
| 2020 | 5,026,628 | 116,341 | 1.66% | 0.31% |
| 2021 | 5,112,100 | 116,688 | 1.7% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,098,039 | 116,913 | -0.28% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 5,152,421 | 117,081 | 1.07% | 0.14% |
| 2024 | 5,330,690 | 117,207 | 3.46% | 0.11% |
| 2025 | 5,513,285 | 117,304 | 3.43% | 0.08% |
| 2026 | 5,698,988 | 117,361 | 3.37% | 0.05% |
| 2027 | 5,888,126 | 117,400 | 3.32% | 0.03% |
| 2028 | 6,082,465 | 117,430 | 3.3% | 0.03% |
| 2029 | 6,279,729 | 117,446 | 3.24% | 0.01% |
| 2030 | 6,478,251 | 117,465 | 3.16% | 0.02% |
| 2031 | 6,680,052 | 117,475 | 3.12% | 0.009% |
| 2032 | 6,884,143 | 117,456 | 3.06% | -0.02% |
| 2033 | 7,089,444 | 117,406 | 2.98% | -0.04% |
| 2034 | 7,296,249 | 117,334 | 2.92% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 7,502,585 | 117,245 | 2.83% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 7,707,565 | 117,141 | 2.73% | -0.09% |
| 2037 | 7,911,635 | 117,001 | 2.65% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 8,115,865 | 116,869 | 2.58% | -0.11% |
| 2039 | 8,321,550 | 116,702 | 2.53% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 8,526,454 | 116,496 | 2.46% | -0.18% |
| 2041 | 8,729,074 | 116,265 | 2.38% | -0.2% |
| 2042 | 8,931,165 | 116,015 | 2.32% | -0.22% |
| 2043 | 9,134,993 | 115,730 | 2.28% | -0.25% |
| 2044 | 9,341,761 | 115,443 | 2.26% | -0.25% |
| 2045 | 9,550,893 | 115,122 | 2.24% | -0.28% |
| 2046 | 9,761,447 | 114,771 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 9,972,759 | 114,407 | 2.16% | -0.32% |
| 2048 | 10,186,021 | 114,032 | 2.14% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 10,400,624 | 113,654 | 2.11% | -0.33% |
| 2050 | 10,616,749 | 113,245 | 2.08% | -0.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Central African Republic increased by 340,510 people (a 7.94% growth), while Grenada gained 4,942 people (a 4.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Central African Republic gained 1,033,136 (a 22.3% growth), while Grenada's population increased by 2,673 (a 2.33% growth).
The Central African Republic was ranked 118th most populous country in 2005 and is 117th in 2025. Grenada was ranked 181st in 2005 and ranked 182nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Central African Republic's population will grow by 87.5% to 10,616,749 people with a rank change from 117th to 96th. The population of Grenada will decrease by 3.5% to 113,245 people and will still be ranked 182nd.
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Population differences between the Central African Republic and Grenada
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| Life expectancy | 57.9 years | 75.5 years |
| Average age | 19.8 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 15.4 years | 34.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48:52 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 6.01 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.2 ppl/mi² | 893 ppl/mi² |
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